"Gov. Andrew Cuomo designated women's equality as one of his top legislative priorities. There should be nothing controversial about promoting equal pay, fighting domestic violence and human trafficking, or affirming that a woman should be able to make her own reproductive health decisions.Yet the governor's action has sparked a furious response from the New York's Catholic bishops, who argue that access to comprehensive reproductive health services has no place in a discussion about women's health and well-being.Catholic values, however, say otherwise, and the bishops' claims are not consistent with the way that most Catholics, in good faith, live their lives."
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Jon O'Brien's wonderful commentary, posted yesterday on the Times Union Website, makes a lot of great points about the most recent religious controversy: the issue of Catholic Bishops speaking out about the Women's Equality Agenda. I couldn't say it better myself, so I encourage everyone to give it a good read.
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